Who developed the first vaccine for cervical cancer?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Fiona Wood
c) Barry Marshall
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: a) Ian Frazer
Which Australian physician pioneered the use of penicillin in the 1940s?
a) Fred Hollows
b) Howard Florey
c) Victor Chang
d) Charles Teo
Answer: b) Howard Florey
Who is known for developing the bionic ear, or cochlear implant?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Ian Frazer
c) Graeme Clark
d) Fiona Stanley
Answer: c) Graeme Clark
Which Australian researcher is renowned for his contributions to the field of heart transplantation?
a) Victor Chang
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fred Hollows
d) Fiona Wood
Answer: a) Victor Chang
Who founded the Fred Hollows Foundation, focusing on treating preventable blindness?
a) Charles Teo
b) Fiona Wood
c) Fred Hollows
d) Ian Frazer
Answer: c) Fred Hollows
Who pioneered breakthroughs in burn treatment with the use of spray-on skin for burns victims?
a) Barry Marshall
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fiona Wood
d) Howard Florey
Answer: c) Fiona Wood
Which Australian doctor became known for his work in neurosurgery and brain cancer research?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Charles Teo
c) Ian Frazer
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: b) Charles Teo
Who is recognized for co-discovering the bacterium responsible for stomach ulcers?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Barry Marshall
c) Fred Hollows
d) Howard Florey
Answer: b) Barry Marshall
Which Australian epidemiologist and public health expert is known for her work on child health and development?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Ian Frazer
c) Graeme Clark
d) Victor Chang
Answer: a) Fiona Stanley
Who invented the first artificial heart valve in 1961?
a) Victor Chang
b) Fiona Wood
c) Howard Florey
d) Donald Metcalf
Answer: a) Victor Chang
Which Australian scientist made significant contributions to bone marrow transplantation for leukemia treatment?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Graeme Clark
c) Donald Metcalf
d) Fred Hollows
Answer: c) Donald Metcalf
Who established the Australian Red Cross Blood Service in the 1920s?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Victor Chang
c) Howard Florey
d) Charles Teo
Answer: d) Charles Teo
Which Australian doctor is renowned for his pioneering work in leukemia research and treatment?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Graeme Clark
c) Donald Metcalf
d) Ian Frazer
Answer: c) Donald Metcalf
Who developed a rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 known as “Ellume COVID-19 Home Test”?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Barry Marshall
c) Ian Frazer
d) Sean Parsons
Answer: d) Sean Parsons
Which Australian physician is recognized for advancements in the understanding of skin cancer and melanoma?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Fiona Wood
c) Fred Hollows
d) Victor Chang
Answer: b) Fiona Wood
Who developed the first successful influenza anti-viral drug, Relenza?
a) Barry Marshall
b) Howard Florey
c) Ian Frazer
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: c) Ian Frazer
Which Australian researcher made significant contributions to the understanding of autoimmune diseases?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Charles Teo
c) Victor Chang
d) Ian Frazer
Answer: d) Ian Frazer
Who co-developed a groundbreaking technique for the detection of bowel cancer known as the “FOBT”?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Barry Marshall
c) Fiona Stanley
d) Graeme Young
Answer: d) Graeme Young
Which Australian doctor pioneered the use of ultrasound in medical diagnosis?
a) Howard Florey
b) Victor Chang
c) George Kossoff
d) Fred Hollows
Answer: c) George Kossoff
Who developed the first successful human pancreas transplant?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Victor Chang
c) Howard Florey
d) Charles Teo
Answer: b) Victor Chang
Which Australian doctor developed a breakthrough treatment for epilepsy using laser technology?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Charles Teo
c) Fiona Wood
d) Barry Marshall
Answer: b) Charles Teo
Who founded the McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Foundation to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fiona Wood
d) Ian Frazer
Answer: a) Graeme Clark
Which Australian scientist is known for developing the first successful human vaccine against the Q fever bacterium?
a) Howard Florey
b) Victor Chang
c) Ian Frazer
d) Frank Fenner
Answer: d) Frank Fenner
Who is recognized for introducing the first successful liver transplant in Australia?
a) Charles Teo
b) Howard Florey
c) Victor Chang
d) Thomas Reeve
Answer: c) Victor Chang
Which Australian doctor is known for her contributions to improving maternal and child health in Indigenous communities?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fred Hollows
d) Charles Teo
Answer: b) Fiona Stanley
Who established the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) in Australia?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Fiona Wood
c) Peter McIntyre
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: c) Peter McIntyre
Which Australian researcher is known for developing the Gardasil vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV)?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Fiona Wood
c) Ian Frazer
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: c) Ian Frazer
Who co-founded the company behind the development of the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil?
a) Barry Marshall
b) Fiona Wood
c) Ian Frazer
d) Fiona Stanley
Answer: c) Ian Frazer
Which Australian doctor developed a groundbreaking method for treating lymphedema, known as “liposuction for lymphedema”?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Fiona Wood
c) Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont
d) Charles Teo
Answer: c) Corrine Ellsworth-Beaumont
Who is recognized for establishing the Telethon Kids Institute, focusing on child health research?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Fiona Wood
c) Fiona MacDonald
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: a) Fiona Stanley
Which Australian doctor is known for founding the “Kidney Health Australia” organization?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Victor Chang
d) Graeme Young
Answer: d) Graeme Young
Who is recognized for his pioneering work in the field of mental health and schizophrenia research in Australia?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Patrick McGorry
c) Fiona Wood
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: b) Patrick McGorry
Which Australian scientist discovered the gene responsible for a common form of hereditary deafness?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fiona Wood
d) Robert Shepherd
Answer: a) Graeme Clark
Who played a crucial role in the development of the “Graham formula,” used to estimate burn surface area?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Barry Marshall
c) Victor Chang
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Fiona Wood
Which Australian doctor is known for his significant contributions to research on multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Allan Kermode
d) Fiona Wood
Answer: c) Allan Kermode
Who developed the “Bradford method,” a technique used for measuring protein concentration in solutions?
a) Fiona Stanley
b) Graeme Clark
c) Malcolm Bradford
d) Fiona Wood
Answer: c) Malcolm Bradford
Which Australian scientist made significant contributions to understanding the role of stem cells in regenerative medicine?
a) Alan Trounson
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Fiona Wood
d) Graeme Clark
Answer: a) Alan Trounson
Who is recognized for co-founding the Australian Centre for Immunization Research and Development (ACIRD)?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Graeme Clark
c) Frank Fenner
d) Fiona Stanley
Answer: a) Ian Frazer
Which Australian doctor contributed significantly to the understanding of the immune system and autoimmune diseases?
a) Ian Frazer
b) Fiona Stanley
c) Gustav Nossal
d) Fiona Wood
Answer: c) Gustav Nossal
Who is known for founding the Black Dog Institute, focusing on mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder?
a) Fiona Wood
b) Graeme Clark
c) Gordon Parker
d) Victor Chang
Answer: c) Gordon Parker
